This article discusses public opinion of EU integration in Estonia in a comparative perspective. It introduces the concept of 'reactive identity' and finds that, instead of the internal politics and socio-economic factors put forward in previous research, identity is the key factor in explaining euroscepticism in the countries of central and eastern Europe (CEE). Copyright 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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